Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Instruments

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Instruments

• Full-time
• Shift: Day
• Max. Salary Region 2: 199100 USD
• Max. Salary Region 1: 234200 USD
• Ways of Working:
  Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.
• Employee Type:
  Employee
• Min. Salary Region 1: 162800 USD
• Global Job Level (HCM):
  Professional 4 (11)
• Min. Salary Region 2: 138400 USD

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive
. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care
, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion
—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare
, you’ll find your purpose here.

Primary Function of Position

The R&D group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a senior mechanical engineer with a focus on the mechanical design of surgical instruments, contributing to the exploration of a novel system concept and optimization of established system concepts for a new application of surgical robotics. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a small and innovative team focused on successful implementation of product development.

The Instrument and Accessories team at Intuitive is a cross-functional team dedicated to the creation of innovative medical robotic tools and technologies. We create transformational technologies to address the major pain points and unmet needs in our healthcare system.

Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient outcomes as our highest priority. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will focus on the development of robotic surgical instruments for minimally invasive surgical applications. The successful candidate will have both the technical depth to resolve complex mechanical, materials and manufacturing design issues and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot to root cause higher level system issues.

They must excel in a high-energy, focused, small-team environment, and have a commitment to high quality prototypes and concepts and a demonstrated record of developing and creating innovative engineering solutions. A strong sense of shared responsibility and reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.

Design and develop novel robotic surgical instruments, including design and procurement of components, prototype assembly and builds, and design and development of testing and assembly fixtures and methods.

• Work in a small, cross-functional team to define and develop product requirements and functional specifications for robotic instruments, subsystems, and systems
• Analyze and test product prototype designs, critically analyze results, and present results to the engineering team
• Provide written protocols, reports, presentations, and perform technical design reviews to solicit feedback on design activities on an ongoing basis
• Development and documentation of mechanical design and manufacturing documentation including: inspection procedures, assembly instructions, new manufacturing processes, test methods, purchase specifications, BOMs, component / assembly drawings per the company’s operating procedures
• Create and maintain Solid Works CAD databases, including components, assemblies, and detailed drawings
• Contribute to and make decisions based on risk assessments, industry standards, and regulatory frameworks
• Observe pre-clinical and clinical cases and…